Improving retention of very old participants in longitudinal research: experiences from the Newcastle 85+ study

Karen DaviesNewcastle University Institute for Ageing, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomPLoS ONE 9:e108370. 2014

Prevalence of left ventricular dysfunction in a UK community sample of very old people: the Newcastle 85+ study

..This paper describes the methods employed for the successful recruitment, retention and evaluation of this cohort...

Improving retention of very old participants in longitudinal research: experiences from the Newcastle 85+ study

Karen DaviesNewcastle University Institute for Ageing, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomPLoS ONE 9:e108370. 2014

..This paper describes the effectiveness of its retention strategies...

Prevalence of left ventricular dysfunction in a UK community sample of very old people: the Newcastle 85+ study

..Little is known of the capabilities of the oldest old, the fastest growing age group in the population. We aimed to estimate capability and dependency in a cohort of 85 year olds and to project future demand for care...

Assessment of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders in the very old: the Newcastle 85+ Cohort Study

..Few studies have examined the relationship between cognition and cataract or glaucoma. We explored the association between cognition and cataract and glaucoma diagnoses in community-dwelling 85-year-olds...

The impact of visual impairment on Mini-Mental State Examination Scores in the Newcastle 85+ study

..This may be due to poor vision limiting performance on cognitive tasks specifically requiring vision, or an association between visual and neurodegenerative disorders...

The personal and health service impact of falls in 85 year olds: cross-sectional findings from the Newcastle 85+ cohort study

Joanna CollertonInstitute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomPLoS ONE 7:e33078. 2012

..We investigated the prevalence and impact of falls, and the overlap between falls, dizziness and blackouts, in a population-based sample of 85 year olds...

Reactive oxygen species production and mitochondrial dysfunction in white blood cells are not valid biomarkers of ageing in the very old

Laura WileyInstitute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomPLoS ONE 9:e91005. 2014

..No associations were found between the measured parameters and age-related outcomes, including cognitive impairment, disability, co-morbidity and survival - questioning the validity of these parameters as candidate BoA in the very old. ..

The contribution of diseases to the male-female disability-survival paradox in the very old: results from the Newcastle 85+ study

Andrew KingstonInstitute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomPLoS ONE 9:e88016. 2014

..Less is known about the paradox in the very old. We examine sex differences in the presence and impact of disabling and fatal diseases accounting for the male-female disability-survival paradox in very late life...

Frailty and the role of inflammation, immunosenescence and cellular ageing in the very old: cross-sectional findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study

..Difficulties in operationalizing the Fried model, due to high levels of co-morbidity, limit its utility in the very old...

Dietary Patterns and Socioeconomic Status in the Very Old: The Newcastle 85+ Study

Antoneta GranicNewcastle University Institute for Ageing, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomPLoS ONE 10:e0139713. 2015

..Higher socioeconomic status (SES) has been linked with healthier DP but it is not known whether these associations are sustained in the very old...

Deconstructing Complex Multimorbidity in the Very Old: Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study

..Little is known about physical activity (PA) in the very old, the fastest growing age group in the population. We aimed to examine the convergent validity of subjective and objective measures of PA in adults aged over 85 years...

Is there an association between metabolic syndrome and cognitive function in very old adults? The Newcastle 85+ Study

Antihypertensive drug use and risk of cognitive decline in the very old: an observational study - the Newcastle 85+ Study

Ruth PetersaImperial Clinical Trials Unit, School of Public Health, St Mary s Campus, Imperial College London bInstitute of Health and Society cInstitute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University dNewcastle University Institute for Ageing, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKJ Hypertens 33:2156-64. 2015

..We used observational data to examine the association between antihypertensive drug class and change in cognitive function...

Respiratory health and disease in a UK population-based cohort of 85 year olds: The Newcastle 85+ Study